by Louise Rees | Mar 3, 2022 | Loneliness
March is Brain Awareness month, and Coalition to End Loneliness partner Alzheimers New Zealand is urging New Zealanders to take the 14-day Brain Health Challenge! Over two weeks get a small daily challenge directly to your inbox that will help improve your...
by Louise Rees | Feb 28, 2022 | Loneliness, News Media
Can you live a relatively normal life while still reasonably expecting that you won’t catch Covid-19? The experts say yes, provided you take sensible precautions along the way. As daily Omicron cases soar throughout the country, you can still live normally and prevent...
by Louise Rees | Feb 28, 2022 | Loneliness, News Media
If you’ve ever tried to make new friends as an adult, you’ll probably see why loneliness is at an all-time high. Making new friends feels just plain hard. In school, making friends can be as simple as going on the monkey bars together. But as adults, making,...
by Louise Rees | Feb 14, 2022 | Loneliness, News Media
Valentine’s Day brings with it images of red roses, foil-wrapped chocolates and couples lingering over a candle-lit dinner. But in reality, it can be a stressful and expensive time for many. Massey University clinical psychologist Dr Kirsty Ross has...
by Louise Rees | Jan 27, 2022 | Loneliness, News Media
Guardian journalist Sophie Brickman writes about how the importance of hanging out with a friend and enjoying human contact as we approach the third year of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read the full article here. If you are feeling lonely go to our Get Help Now page to...
by Louise Rees | Jan 14, 2022 | Loneliness, News Media
We can all fall into the social media trap. Whether your vice is Instagram, Twitter or TikTok, most of us spend big chunks of time on these apps every day – posting content, engaging, sharing comments, scrolling, comparing. There are loads of benefits of social...
